The Mini John Cooper Works is one of those cars that always keep a style sober and usually linked to the tradition of the brandsucceeds in surprising as soon as you are behind the wheel and suggests that sent as a characteristic stamp Go-kart feeling. The new version has arrived and introduces itself as a solution to deny the purists of the British house on the contrasting opinions that have arrived at the previous F56 that brings different aesthetics, functional changes and proposes a Dynamics that remain enviable for the segment.
We had the opportunity to try it near Lake Iseo to understand, despite the intense traffic and the roads that are not exactly suitable for his potential, all his strengths.
Data sheet
TECHNOLOGY:
- Motor: 2.0 turbo petrol 4 cylinder
- Potenza: 231 CV (170 kW)
- Pair: 380 Nm
- Traction: front
- Transmission: Automatic 7 -Speed Dual Clutch Automatic
Dimensions:
- Length: 3,876 mm
- Width: 1,744 mm
- Height: 1,452 mm
- Step: 2,495 mm
- Search: 17 “
- Tires: 215/45 R17
- Weight: 1,330 kg
- Tank: 44 liters
- Cellar: 210 – 725 liters
Performance:
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h
- Gear: 0-100 km/h in 6.1 seconds
- CO2 emissions: 147 – 154 g/km
- Consumption: 6.5 – 6.8 l/100 km
Price: from € 39,900
External design
As soon as you look at it, it is clear that It is not a mini. The version of John Cooper Works (JCW) immediately influences the grim and determined presence: the front is dominated by aHuge black grillembellished with the JCW Badge with its iconic three colors, and flanked by Air inlets with a decisive cut, who leave no space for doubt about his sports intentions.
The back continues with the sports style: Sports diffuser, a few central exhaust and aerodynamic spoiler They certainly complete a recognizable design. THE LED headlights With horizontal lights, made in the typical JCW style, they add a high-tech touch, while the optional decorative stripes on the hood and the two-tone painting already offer a large margin of customization as standard.
The compact dimensions remain one of the most important strengths: with one length of less than 3.9 meters and a width under 1.75 meters This allows you to move agility in urban contexts and dance between curves if you go into a storage step, for example. The low weight of 1,330 kg helps her in this dance But beware that you don’t take too many backpacks for the journey, because the trunk has a minimal capacity 210 liters, Expandable to 725 by breaking down the second row from places.
Interior
As soon as the threshold of the passenger compartment is crossed, it is immediately clear; It is a mini, but with the heart that is even stronger. THE’atmosphere is certainly an identification of the brand, Made from iconic details and vintage calls, but here the sportiness is signed by John Cooper Works in every corner inhaled.
The internal design is one Well calibrated mix of retro charm and modern technology: Classic lever switches, ignition rotor with a mechanical style and a large central speedometer that is reminiscent of the mini from the past, but now re-interpreted in Hi-Tech key.
I JCW -Details They are scattered everywhere, from substances with background lighting to racing style inserts. The steering wheel with three ghosts A bit too massive format Who can sometimes ruin the feedback of a very precise control.
The seats are sporty and well formedOffer a good level of enclosure and also reveal Quite comfortable. In the middle of the dashboard is on the Nuovo Display OLED Circular those bright colors, dynamic animations and a rather avant -garde -Lay -Out integrates. But not everything is extremely functional, in fact the multimedia interface can be Not very intuitive and good dispersive, Especially while driving. The head-up display also has some limit in that, due to the strong tendency of the windshield, it is sacrificed and not extremely visible.
Road test
Only when he is in line can you really appreciate how much this JCW F66 has to offer: the well -known remains under the hood 2.0 Twin Power Turbo -Benzine 4 Cylinder able to develop a force of 231 CV And the maximum pair now arrives one 380 Nm (against the previous 360 Nm), available between 1500 and 4,000 rpm. Also changes about the change that now one 7 -Speed double clutch Who has great fluidity in the response and selection.
The implementation placed it in the compact sports segment with his 6.1 seconds for the shot from 0 to 100 km/h and a maximum good speed 250 km/h.
If the previous generation is so criticized for losing the much famous “go-kart feeling”, this new version returns to deny the criticism: it returns one noticeable driving dynamics, always handy and funny, Which means that it can give up nothing. It must be emphasized that if you are looking for a mini -rough, rough and pure, perhaps the F66 is not for you, because this car has been brought on board Many technologies Making it even more “connected”.
Certainly in the search for maximum speed, it does not press the best it has to offer, but when you decide to bring it between the curves, it brings out its true potential. This JCW gave me the impression of want to dance between the bends if, thanks to a control Very accurate and direct And a capacity to always remain composed in tax transfers always manages to guarantee a feeling Surprisingly expected. Too bad, however, as expected, that the thick crown of the steering wheel sometimes ruined such an accurate feeling.
The set -up is rigid, lowered, and although it is annoying in the city, when you want to play this mini, claims you and returns to the driver a feeling of Extreme compliance with the asphalt of the race print.
The increased braking system works well, appears to be accurate and sufficient for the car of the car and the pedal, allows you Appreciate more than it has to offer.
Very well the reaction to the accelerator pedal that is always ready and decisive, even though they have noticed that, instead of sinking on the gear pedal, to enjoy the available power, it is much more pleasant to exercise one Progressive and linear pressure. I would one Best work on the sound, That would not have improved the feeling of sport driving as soon as a pressure on the accelerator was applied.
As always in a first test drive, I don’t feel like talking about the functioning of the ADAS and their calibration because it would be pretty superfluous, just as I find pretty useless for Parry’s consumption; data that We will not delve into the future test drive.
Prezzo
The new Mini John Cooper Works is available from € 39,900, A figure is certainly not small, but consistent with the technical content it has to offer while they go € 43,900 For the Cabrio variant that maintains the same characteristics by adding the touch of the open air guide.
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